Category: Craft Breweries

LEXINGTON, Va. (WDBJ7) The Senandoah Beerwerks Trail passport program is set up to encourage craft beer explorers to check out multiple breweries on the trail. Six stamps in the passport gets you a T-shirt when you send it in, and...

Who’d have thought a former professional baseball player and his engineering-nerd brother could move to little ole Ashland and make a success of a craft brewery? lorida natives Chris Ray and Phil Ray, two of Style‘s 2015 Top 40 Under...

Why pair your Thanksgiving meal with a wine when beer is far more food friendly? Think about it. Wine makers have essentially 2 ingredients. Grapes and yeast. However, brewers have a wide variety of different grains which can be malted,...

More than 30 breweries (and cideries) are treating the Richmond region’s beer lovers to new styles and flavors. Richmond’s thirst for beer continues to grow – and so does its array of craft breweries, where the creativity is flowing freely. Among...

In 1935, the Gottfried Krueger Brewery made drinking history by selling the first-ever canned beer, choosing Richmond, Virginia, as its test market. But the innovating spirit of the city’s brew scene didn’t settle, leaving the town far behind in the...

So you’re in a brewery with some friends having a good time when you realize your glass is inexplicably empty. What do you do? There is nothing more frustrating than waiting to order another beer. You get the server’s attention...

Big Lick Brewing Company has expanded in Downtown Roanoke with the relocation and opening of its new West Station facility. The new spot is the latest in a string of exciting announcements and openings for the craft beer scene in...

RINER — Sinkland Farms kicked off its 26th Annual Pumpkin Festival with a new flavor this year, adding a little barley to the mix. It was a soft launch for an entirely new business venture known as Sinkland Farms Brewery....

This year there was apparently some concern that interest in craft beer was declining. For example, when tickets went on sale for the Great American Beer Festival last year it took 67 minutes to sell out. This year it took...

JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Thursday that Billsburg Brewery will invest $1.4 million and create nine new jobs in James City County. The brewery will be the first craft brewery in the locality, joining the vibrant...